Wardrobe-hook



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- W. BLOOMSTOCK.

'WARDROBEHOOK.

No. 445,948. Patented Feb. 3, 189

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IVALLACE BMCOMSTOCK, OF ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN.

WARDROBE-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,948, dated February 3, 1891. Application filed April 10, 1890. Serial No. 347,397- (NomodeL) To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALLACE B. COM- STOCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Allendale, in the county of Ottawa and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in IVardrobe-Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in wardrobe-hooks that are attached to" wallbrackets, so that they may be removed at pleasure; and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide a wardrobe-hook upon which a coat may be hung in position to prevent it from wrinkling, and, second, to provide a ward robe-hook and bracket to which a curtain may be attached to protect the garments from dust. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawin gs, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of my appliance. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, and Fig. 3 shows a curtain attached.

Similar letters refer to throughout the several views.

A is the body of the bracket.

B B are arms for supporting a coat.

0 C are balls to protect the goods from wear.

D D are supports for the arms B B.

E is a block or cleat to which the arms B are pivoted.

F is a loop.

G is a curtain-support, and II is a curtain.

The body A may be made of any desired form, and is provided with three slots at a a similar parts for the purpose of adjusting the coat hooks or arms B to any desired position, and witha loop F of any desired form for attaching it to the wall or other support. The arms consist of two projecting spindles B B, that are flattened at the end where they are secured to the body at an angle, so that when the flattened surface rests upon the surface of the body, as at d, the outer ends will stand out from the bracket 3. sufficient distance to allow of hanging a coat upon them without danger of its coming in contact with the wall and soiling the coat or carrying the bracket away from the wall. I pivot the ends of the arms to a supporting-block E (indicated in Fig. 1 by the dotted lines across the face of the bracket, and in Fig. 2 by solid lines back of the bracket) by means of screws 1) b, that pass through the ends of the arms, through .the slots a a in the body, and screw into the block in such a manner that the arm may be swung to any desired position up and down, as indicated by the dotted lines B B, for receiving the coat, and maybe thrown down to the position of the solid lines B, for holding the coat in proper position to prevent it from wrinkling. At the outer ends of these spindles or arms I prefer to place balls 0 to come in contact with the shoulders of the coat and avert the danger of wearing or tearing the fabric.

. In the body of the bracket, near each edge, I place a pin D, which acts the double purpose, first, of supports for the arms B, and, second, of pins upon which to hang pants and vest or other garments, if desired. These pins are rigidly secured to the body of the bracket, so that it the block E is raised or lowered the inner ends of the arms B will be carried up or down by sliding the screws 6 b and c in their respective slots, and the inclination of the arms may be varied as desired. I sometimes secure a piece of felt, soft leather, or other suitable material to the flattened surface d of the arms, so that when the arms are turned upon the screws b the inserted material will slide upon the surface of the bracket and avert the danger of marring the varnish.

The block E is secured to the body of the bracket by means of a screw 0, which is pro vided with a washer, passes through the slot at in the bracket and into the block, and may be screwed into the block, so as to hold it rigidly against the body.

For the purpose of providing a means of attaching a curtain in position to protect the garments that are hung upon the bracket, I attach a wire loop G to the bracket by any available means, though I find the most convenient way of attaching it is to bore two holes g in the top of the bracket-body and bend the wire in the form of a loop, as shown in Fig. 2, with the ends turned down and inserted into the holes 9, as indicated by the dotted lines 9 in Fig. 1.

The curtain may be attached to the support by any available means- I sometimes attach the arms B directly to the body of the bracket, dispense with the slots a a and a, and provide for adjusting; the arms by providing a slot a for the purpose of moving the pins D to position for supporting the arms as desired.

To hang garments upon this bracket, place the Vest, pants, or other garment upon the pins D, carry the arms B up, as indicated by the dotted linesBQinsert the balls G into the shoulders of the coat, and drop them to place upon the pins D in position to hold the shoulders of the coat to form free of Wrinkles.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination, in a wardrobe bracket and hook, of a shield-shaped body A, provided with a loop, outwardly-projecting pins D, and longitudinal slots through the body,

with an adjustable cleat, and arms pivoted at one end to the cleat and arranged to stand at an acute angle with the surface of the body, substantially as specified.

2. The combination,in a Wardrobe bracket and hook, of a shield-shaped body having longitudinal slots for the adjustment of the arms, apertures g for the support of a curtain-rod, a loop, a cleat adjustable by means of the screw 0 and slot a, arms pivoted to the cleat and arranged to stand at acute angles with the surface of the bracket, pins secured to and projecting out at right angles from the bracket and in position to support the arms, and a curtain-support, substantially as specified., V

\VALLAOE B. COMSTOCK. In precence of GEORGE l-I. WHITE, ITHIEL J. OILLEY. 

